Profiles

James Jabara, U.S. Air Force, WW II James “Jabby” Jabara (10 October 1923 – 17 November 1966) was the first American and United States Air Force jet ace in history. Born in Oklahoma, he lived in Kansas where he enlisted as an aviation cadet at Fort Riley after graduating from high school. Jabara attended four …

Arab medic spends her career mending fellow Soldiers, preconceptions (Profile published by the U,.S. Army. By Sgt. Ken Scar) PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Sept. 13, 2012) — Staff Sgt. Muna Nur leaves a lasting impression on those who meet her. Born in Somalia, her feisty attitude is a testament to her six-year military career that includes …

Philip “Hi Jolly” Tadros, U.S. Civil War Hi Jolly or Hadji Ali (Arabic: حاج علي‎, translit. Ḥājj ʿAlī; Turkish: Hacı Ali), later known as Philip Tedro (born ‘Ali al-Hajaya c. 1828 – December 16, 1902), was an Ottoman subject of Syrian and Greek parentage,[1] and in 1856 became one of the first camel drivers ever hired …

John Abizaid, General CENTCOM Commander John Philip Abizaid (born April 1, 1951) is a retired United States Army general and former U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) commander, overseeing American military operations in a 27-country region, from the Horn of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, to South and Central Asia, covering much of the Middle East. CENTCOM oversees …

Ray Hanania US Air Force Active Duty Vietnam Era Service, 1973-1975 Illinois Air National Guard, March 1975 through 1986 I enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in May of 1972, a deferred enlistment that began in October 1973 with basic training at Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio, Texas. I was in my sophomore …